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triaulic

adjective

Having three reproductive duct systems, one for the deposit of sperm, one for receiving sperm, and one for depositing eggs.

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Meanings

adjectivetriaulic (not comparable)

not comparablebiologyHaving three reproductive duct systems, one for the deposit of sperm, one for receiving sperm, and one for depositing eggs.
Cervera et al. (2000) described three distinct patterns of division of reproductive systems of pleurobranchids producing three different triaulic arrangements.
2010, Janet Leonard, The Evolution of Primary Sexual Characters in Animals, page 161
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In androdiaulic and triaulic forms the movement of sperm is largely by muscular action, but the function of congealing the sperm into a more or less unitary mass is retained by the prostate.
1964, Michael T. Ghiselin, Reproductive Function and the Evolution of Opisthobranch Gastropods

Origin

From tri- + aulic.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with triaulic

Anagrams

ritualic Lutricia uralitic

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APA

triaulic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triaulic

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Chicago

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